THE NWBF county teams opened their new campaign with defeats away to Suffolk, but at least they didn’t come empty handed from their long trip.
The Donald Steward team collected one rink win in their 91-137 defeat courtesy of Liz Hext, Veina Slater and Sheila Craig, while two other rinks only lost by two shots.
The Silver Jubilee Vase team claimed two rink wins against the defending champions in an 89-141 defeat via the rinks of Gill King and Penny Hart.
RESULTS
DONALD STEWARD TROPHY
Northants 91 (2), Suffolk 137 (16) – (Northants rinks only):
Fiona Richardson, Jan McDougall, Rita Downs lost 16-33; Val Du’Kett, Jan Collishaw, Chris Ryan lost 20-22; Sally Albany, Karen Porter, Carol Grief lost 17-19; Liz Hext, Veina Slater, Sheila Craig won 22-21; Terri Handley, Shirley Suffling, Ali McCormick lost 16-42.
SILVER JUBILEE VASE
Northants 89 (4), Suffolk 141 (14) – (Northants rinks only):
Ann Northen, Hazel Bass, Julie O’Neill lost 14-41; Miriam Hulbert, Christine Frost, Lynne Agger lost 13-29; Joyce Needham, Linda Toms, Penny Hart won 20-19; Rhona Morrell, Julie Nolan, Gill King won 29-19; Sue Mitchell, Maureen Stone, Sue Mansbridge lost 13-33.
Both teams are in action at home to Norfolk on June 4, the Steward team at Blackstones with the Vase team playing at City of Peterborough.
